Molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus recovered from outpatient clinics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 611-617

  Moussa, Ihab M ^a   Shibl, Atef M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; RNA 16S; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CASSETTE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; RELIABILITY; SAUDI ARABIA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 67649382973     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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